Fractured spine - Gina’s Medical Fund

Hi everyone, my best friend Gina recently fell down the stairs after a music gig and fractured her lumbar vertebrae. She was taken to Kings County Hospital where she was given a flimsy back brace (only when she asked) and given minimal care. Gina is now at home resting and healing. Thankfully her spinal cord was unharmed however she’s going to need at least 2-3 months of rest and physical therapy which means she can’t continue to work her three jobs. If you know Gina, you know how hard of a worker she is and how dependent she is on her body and her ability to work the physically demanding jobs she has. Being out of work is going to be a big hit. This girl loves to dance and run and jump and be the life of the party. Losing her autonomy, even if just for a little while takes a toll on her. As it would anybody..

Ginamarie is one of the most hardworking and generous people I know and it’s time to pull together as a community to help her out. Please consider donating and sharing this fundraiser to help my best friend out.

UPDATE:

Hiii its me.

So, Saturday night I slipped and fell on the stairs while carrying some instruments. Turns out I fractured my L1-L4 vertebrae one the right side. Kinda terrifying. They weren't going to give me a CT scan!!! The dr argued that it was unnecessary to expose me to that kind of radiation at such a young age and that it's most likely is just an impact driven muscle spasm.... well, as always I argued and exercised my right to care and got that damn CT scan.

I can't stand on my own two feet just yet but I can move my body around. I'm on crutches to get around and of course... avoiding the stairs haha..

It's painful. I'm sad. and I'm angry.

If you know me you know I've been through some pretty rough medical experiences that have stripped me of my autonomy and left me isolated. It's triggering to be back in a similar state, with all of the pain and the boredom. I'm thankful I have friends by my side this time.

This experience has been a little brutal. Between people having to see me naked to help me pee since I can't stand on my own, to dealing with all of the back and forth in the hospital, not really being able to move. It feels like how it felt when I was dealing with my severe skin conditions. I'm TIRED of my body letting me down. In the blink of an eye everything's changed. Hopefully just for a little while. I have faith I'll have a smooth recovery, I'm a tough gal but I don't know how long it will take. and I certainly don't know how long to will be before I can get back to work. I know we don't have much to give in this world lately but anything helps. Please spread the word :(

Special shout out to my boyfriend, Colin.

Thank you for spending the entire night with me in the hospital, for lifting my injured body around the apartment cause I can't do it on my own, for waking up to every pained breath I exhaled to make sure I was alright. Not only physically but emotionally-You've been more loving and supportive than I could have ever imagined in such an unexpected turn. And thank you my friends for taking such good care of me while my family is at work. And to my family for always picking me up when this world slams be back down. I love you all from the bottom to the top of my heart <333